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Jury: City must pay FDNY EMS members for time spent preparing for shift
More than 2,500 EMTs and paramedics signed onto the lawsuit, which claimed the city never paid them for the half-hour of prep…
Canadian paramedic, 2 children killed in ambulance crash
The ambulance, which was responding to a call, collided with a truck, killing a paramedic and two children
Intense Calif. wildfires force hospital, jail to evacuate
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital started evacuating roughly 101 patients Saturday night to bring them to other facilities
Bomb threats force evacuations of FDNY EMS stations
The threats led to brief evacuations of five EMS stations in Manhattan; police responded to similar threats at two EMS stations in…
Ohio firefighter-EMT dies while trying to help car crash victims
Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson, 23, was killed after coming in contact with downed power lines while on scene
Mass. AMR, union EMTs reach deal for wage increases
They have agreed to a renegotiated contract that the company said will bump their pay as much as 11.86%
Family files lawsuit blaming Fla. paramedics for woman’s death
A complaint filed last week says Crystle Galloway died "because of the negligence of four paramedics who failed to properly treat her"
Men accused of killing Fla. firefighter-paramedic facing charges in 2 counties
Police said the three suspects fled the scene of an attempted homicide in a different county prior to murdering Christopher Allen Randazzo…
Pa. bill offers student loan forgiveness to first responders
"We ask first responders to put their lives on the line for us every day. Giving something back while restoring the ranks…
Ga. facing critical shortage of paramedics
“We're getting to a crisis-level of being unable to hire," Chad Black, chairman of the Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services, said
Ga. faces critical shortage of paramedics
“We’re getting to a crisis-level of being unable to hire,’’ said Chad Black, chairman of the Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services
How EMS instructors can tip the scale in their students’ favor
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss how different teaching styles may better prepare students to be providers, and the importance of technology…